In a world where loyalty means everything, Brielle Banks must choose between the family she's always known and the man who could destroy it all. Caught between revenge and unexpected attraction, sparks fly behind bars. Will she fall into Sincere's dangerous world-or will their violent past rip them apart?

Sevyn and Von hung around the same people but did not like each other. But they were just cordial. Until Von's birthday came up and Sevyn was the only friend of his that remembered.

He was chaos in the shape of a man. And she was the only peace he ever wanted to keep. Kingston "Kash" Vaughn isn't just misunderstood-he's unmedicated, unhinged, and unforgiven. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia after witnessing his mother's murder, Kash walks the line between genius and madness, street legend and broken boy. He doesn't trust people. Doesn't believe in peace. And he damn sure doesn't believe in love. Until her. Rai'Lynn "Rai" Tate is used to saving everybody but herself. As a crisis center worker, she's been trained to handle the darkest minds-but nothing prepares her for Kash. Their connection is magnetic, twisted, and immediate. He sees her, obsesses over her, needs her like air. And the scariest part? She needs him right back. What starts as therapy turns into obsession. Passion turns into control. And love? Love becomes a war. Because when the voices in his head grow louder... She's the only one he'll listen to. But what happens when the thing you love most is the same thing that might destroy you? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝- 05.23.25 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 05.23.25 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝- 06.28.25

NOT PROOFREAD YET !! 𝑿𝒂𝒊'𝒍𝒆𝒂 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁-𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲｡ 𝗦𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻｡ 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲｡ 𝗦𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿｡ 𝗦𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀｡ 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒚 '𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑰'𝒎 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆... 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆｡ 𝗘𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻｡

"A young influencer's rise to fame is marred by 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲, 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥, testing her 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and her 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲."

Adey Tesfeye lives a life of quiet invisibility, carefully managing her anxiety and keeping the world at a safe distance. Sweet and trusting, she often finds herself taken advantage of but avoids confrontation at all costs. Her routine is predictable, her walls high, and her heart locked away-until she crosses paths with Dayvon "Von" Bennet. Von is a hardened drug dealer from the streets of Chicago, a man used to control, manipulation, and survival by any means necessary. His dangerous lifestyle has left him detached and weary, but when he meets Adey by chance, he becomes fixated on her softness-her fragility in a world as ruthless as his. What starts as curiosity spirals into obsession as Von begins to see himself as her protector, despite the chaos he brings into her life. As Von infiltrates Adey's world, their connection grows in ways neither of them expects. Adey, drawn to Von's intensity and the promise of safety, begins to let down her guard, unaware of the lengths he'll go to keep her close. But with her best friend growing suspicious and Von's grip tightening, Adey is forced to question whether her growing feelings are love or a dangerous illusion. In The Butterfly Effect, vulnerability and control collide in a slow-burn, high-stakes romance that blurs the lines between protection and possession. Will Adey find the strength to reclaim her life, or will Von's obsession consume them both? COVER AND BANNER CREDIT: K4SHMAYY

"its fucked up how we met but thats my baby now"

See it started one day by the store...

"You can't see the future. I might have a chance. You don't know for sure." He mumbled, making her expression soften. "M-my mom used to tell me t-that birds still sing even after a storm. Why shouldn't people feel as free t-to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?" Samir stopped talking for a moment to regather himself so that he didn't stutter, but Nina froze completely. "You don't have to settle with him Nina. It's been five years an-and you're not a-as happy as you should be. You smile differently with me.. and you cry a lot with him. I just think that you deserve to enjoy your time with someone other than h-him for a minute because there's still sunlight out there for you too, even if you can't see it yet." How did he become her source of 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 so 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲? A short story.